Lifts.

[Will Wallace]

Does anyone know the original height of a D2 and where the inspectors would measure this from.

I want to know this so as to choose what suspension and tires to get, and weather or not it is worth going bigger and get it engineered.

Will

[joel0407]

Dont quoteme on this but I know it's on the RAV. Unfortunatly I'm at work with no RAV CD.

I think is 480mm from wheel centre to the guard.

Happy Days.

[P0t3nt1al]

So If I cut the guards and put flares on to accommodate my tires how would they be able to tell and does that mean it would be illegal?

[joel0407]

I was just giving details of what I think the original height is and how it's measured in the RAV.

I haven't checked yet.

Happy Days.

[d2dave]

Don't know if this helps but as I have just put a steel bar on the front I measured the height before I started, as I also have a 2 inch lift ready to go in.

Mine is a Td5 with SLS. The height from the bottom of the wheel arch to the ground was 825 mm

[joel0407]

Don't know if this helps but as I have just put a steel bar on the front I measured the height before I started, as I also have a 2 inch lift ready to go in.

Mine is a Td5 with SLS. The height from the bottom of the wheel arch to the ground was 825 mm


Ground height isn't much help to most of us mate because we have different tyre/wheel heights.

Distance to the centre of the wheel wont change unless the guards are chopped.

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[Will Wallace]

Thanks Joel.

[TD50WA]

I think that engineers use the overall height of the vehicle measured from ground to roofline. These measurements are in the car manual, and possibly on the back of the sun visor?

The height of your vehicle in regards to the law does not differentiate if it's from tyres or suspension in regards to the maximum height a vehicle can be raised.
They look at tyres not based upon hub to guard measurements, but on the industry standard of tyre size measurements.

I think you will find that your disco is probably somewhat lower than factory spec anyway, so you can raise quite a bit.

Hope this helps

[Will Wallace]

That makes great sense. Hahah always the simple way isn't it. Cheers for that.

[joel0407]

So if you chop the roof like a hot rod, you can get away with a heigher lift.

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[Slunnie]

Landrover do use hub to guard measurements and also bumpstop clearance measurements. They're in RAVE. I also know of one Jeeper dropping the roof height due to the NCOP lift regulations. I'm not not where it's up to these days.

[TD50WA]

Yes, they use all areas to measure - those states that use NCOP anyway. You still have to comply with the max and min requirements of each item changed, but the overall height also controls how much as well.
I ve just filled out my papers to apply here in WA and they want hub to guard and overall heights(ground to roof) on the form, and how much each item will change those measurements.

I wonder if you took 2" out of the roof they'd notice?......can just see the engineer scratching his head trying to work out why the figures don't add up:D:D:D